>> i heard the blasts. we rushed to the side to find a pile of bodies, blood in the road. >> 16 dead in the indian city of a. hyderabad there were defined out who is behind the bombing. welcome to al-jazeera live from doha. will he be granted bail? olympia and oscar fdot pistorious should find out in the next few hours. we're live. -- oscar sprinter pistorious should find out.

maliki.ther a rock or they want to get rid of their prime minister. >> go like this. >> thune for fog. why this scandal may help people improve their eating habits. >> the indian government is calling for unity after a bomb attack in hyderabad. that thefurious government may have not prevented the carnage. they're sifting through the carnage were 16 people were killed. the bombs went off, the park. more than of 100 wounded. indian media are reporting there were warnings of an attack three days before the blasts.

security cameras have been disconnected four days ago. earlier, they said that there was no specific information that act upon. and we havederabad this report. >> this is the side of the first blast that occurred 7:00 thursday evening. the front of these shops absolutely destroyed. this is a popular eating location where many would have gathered. the majority of the casualties occurred here during the day. scores of people are coming to see the blast site. if the second decide is 100 yards up a road. for the moment, a forensic investigators have been here looking andnight, searching for the tiniest of the clues that may give them an idea as to who was behind these attacks. >> after a four-day hearing,

oscar pistorious is waiting to see if you will be freed on bail. he is accused of murdering his girlfriend. he said he shot his girlfriend after mistaking her as an intruder. his coaches standing by him. >> i believe he must get or will space to stay with his family. you must give him a space. tonya as light it in pretoria just outside of the court. the magistrate is expected to deliver his decision in about one hour's time. briefly some of what happened in court today? this morning, the move was quite somber, particularly among pistorious and his friends.

there were taking up three rose in the courtroom. it was the prosecution who did most of the talking today. for about an hour and half, they finished summarizing their case. he knows he's in trouble. let's put it that way. the basically pointed out a few different things. they said if he was going to be charged, there's no doubt that he will be charged in the has admitted already he fired those shots. he walkedsaid that past three times. he should have seen that the drug from was not in that bed before he went in and fired four shots through the doorway of the starlit -- the door of the toilet. they went over a few extra points. way aay he is in no

flight risk. every time they go through security, red lights flash, people come running. he cannot just get out of the country. it would be up to the judge did they are now eagerly awaiting the decision. hearing.s a bail this is not the actual trial despite the fact that so many details of come out now. depending on the decision, what will happen next? with going happen next is that the police will have to do everything they can to restore policeconfidence in action in the investigation. those in charge of the investigation, they released he,s from the case but himself, he is facing seven counts of attempted murder. the evidence was really torn to

shreds by the defense in a very dramatic blow by blow questioning of the detectives and a really crumbled the state. it left them looking quite an adequate and incompetent. from now on, the police are going to be very carefully and very thorough. they're going to make sure they have all their ducks in a row before they go to trial. >> we will come back when the decision will be handed down. in centrale car bomb damascus killed at least 53 people arm thursday. the syrian government is blaming groups linked to out qaeda and the opposition has denounced the attacks. we have reports from neighboring lebanon. civilian mighton have been very high in this incidence of both sides are trying to accuse each other

because among the syrians in general, there's a lot of anchor, and lot of anger against the perpetrators because it is the civilians who have been hurt. >> turkey has opened their 16th camp for refugees initially designed to hold 10,000 people, but within weeks of the opening and is already holding around 12,000. have been to visit. >> from air strikes to living in the newest refugee camp. she and her five children are crammed into this unit but they are not complaining. their journey to reach here has been long and dangerous. closely monitored and they only managed to defect three months ago even though he wanted to leave sooner. he said the army is distrustful of suny officers like him -- sunni officers. >> i was detained on s

suspicion of my allegiances. i defected with a group of other officers and the situation became so dangerous that we have to leave. >> the turkish government has been scrambling to house an ever-increasing number of refugees. been three weeks since the opening of this camp and it is already full. there's no space left for any additional families. construction is under way for four more camps. that would bring the number of refugee camps to 20. they shoulder most of the refugee funding on they're wrong. >> the construction for this camp, hosting more than 10,000 people, is costing $33 million. third time through.

>> syrian refugees are fe airing much better because turkey is a more resource-rich nation. it is still hard to stomach. >> we came here to look for dignity. we're demanding to be treated with compassion and respect. please let us be free people. we lack of nothing except for a thirst for dignity. most syriane of refugees are lower as most agree the dignity cannily be restored if and when they return to a stable homeland. al-jazeera, turkey. >> massive anti-government protests continue in iraq. they are in the streets west of baghdad calling on the part minister to step down.

let us go live to jay now right now in baghdad. these protests have been an ongoing. what's different this time around? >> this one was actually really quite interesting. these pictures we're searing is where the cleric called on turkey to embrace the sunni population. they have ruled the world before and it was time for them to step in. that is what the iraqi government has been warning about and what they have been saying. there is foreign influence in foreign intervention year. and is increasing the unrest we are seeing. in other places, they talk about the injustice inflicted on them. region and here in baghdad, there were all united under the same theme for the protest.

they're basically telling the country that they had to make the choice. as youe protests, mention, i rack with the prime minister. what if they do not get him? what if they're not able to bring down the government's? is there a middle ground they're willing to concede i? >> that's what everyone is hoping because they will probably not be able to bring down the government. many political factions have tried including some of the prime minister's formerly close allies who are still there. what he has been trying to do is to reject them a little bit, not nearly as much as they would like. they're asking for changes to anti-terrorism laws, changes to laws they say discriminate against sunnis. the big picture is that they say that they are not a part of this country anymore.

sentiment exclusive to them. there's a lot of discontent. really, what hast happen is for all of those factions, arab, else,h, sunni, everyone to get together and talk. >> we're going back to leave it there, live from baghdad. still ahead, find out why the united nations is refusing to pay compensation is to the victims of the haitian cholera outbreak. we're hearing from people in hong kong read about what they're putting on their table. >> we are seeing some very heavy rain across eastern portions of australia. the wet weather simply a little

further south between brisbane and sidney possibly could be seen some flooding with 100-200 millimeters of rain possibly a possibility. just up towards the door when, 96 millimeters of rain coming down here in 24 hours and the tropical downpours will be completing. you can see some nasty circulation here really developing that could cause problems over the next day or two and that what weather down toward sydney intensifying as. through saturday. that is one to watch shop for. 31 celsius in mel bourne. dry and sunny for new zealand with a top temperature around 18 degrees. further north, we have some nasty downpours in the north of the country and this spinning out of northern pakistan could be bringing some lively weather

over the higher ground. for the air arabian peninsula, dry, warm, and sunny.

>> hello again. the top stories. opposition groups in india are blaming the government for failing to prevent the deaths of 16 people after a bomb attacks in hyderabad. twin blast went off thursday evening. prosecutors and defense lawyers in the oscar pistorious. on hearing have finished and the magistrate will decide whether the sprinter star will be granted bail in just over one hour. thousands of sunni muslims are protesting calling on the prime minister to step down. many of them feel the shia- dominated government is discriminating against them.

for around $2 and protesters are in the streets with many palestinian youths throwing stones as the israeli troops. is are the live pictures here from he brawn. the demonstrations are against the israeli closure of one of the main streets 18 years ago. livinghas palestinians in the middle of it. >> this used to be a busy palestinian area full of shops in and people. only israelis and tourists are allowed here now. how an israeli settler killed 29 palestinians at this mosque in hebron. also holy to israelis. it is the traditional burial place of abraham and isaac. a few years later, they were banned from walking here as well. since then, hundreds of

businesses have closed and palestinians say pressure from the occupation has made thousands of them leave the area. >> my shop is 50 meters from where i'm standing. it was closed by the military 10 years ago. street say closing the was necessary to protect a few hundred sellers to live in the heart of the old city. there guarded by israeli soldiers. and this is where they live, right above the market. they're trying to stop the theyish and sometimes urine throw on the palestinians below. there are enclosed by a wire net to protect them by being harassed by sellers. the shutters open, sometimes the sellers would come in from the streets.

it was not safe out all for almost four and a half years. >> hebrob is a divided city. h1 is controlled by the palestinian authority. 140,000 palestinians live here. h2 as under israeli control. area, there are few signs of palestinian life, only roadblocks, closed streets, and soldiers and the silence of the and the lines in the market. nikole johnston, hebron, occupied west bank. of a christ church city is still demolished. a memorial was held for the nearly 200 people who died. wasminutes of silence observed.

they acknowledge the frustration of the slow pace of rebuilding. 6000 people were injured. they say -- they're facing possible sanctions after admitting to taking sleeping pills before the london games. they say they took them during a bonding session before the games. the medication is not banned, but the aoc prohibits them from using them. >> in hindsight, a ridiculous have a and for that, i lot of progress. i do not feel like it affected my performance. my preparations continued on as per normal. >> heavy snow storms across central united states. it has spread from kansas across to illinois. snowplows were out early clearing roads. it has closed many airports and schools across the region.

the storm will continue across hitting the northeast arm friday. the united nations has rejected thousands of compensation claims for deaths caused by the cholera outbreak in haiti. lawyers say it was caused by u.n. peacekeepers. our diplomatic editor reports from new york. >> for more than two years, the men had been investigating claims that their own peacekeepers started a cholera epidemic that has killed almost 8000 people and infected one in 16 haitians. the scientists have examined the case and they believe the evidence is overwhelming. these pictures show the camp where nepalese soldiers were based and sewage contaminated river. the man has never admitted that they are to blame and they have never apologized. in a bureaucratically worded statement, they say they will

not pay compensation claims which amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. totoday, the united nations advise the claimants' representatives that the claims are not receivable pursuant to section 29 of the convention and privileges and immunities of the united nations. >> we have come down to discover what that means. this is the revolution. and never accepted responsibility for the cholera outbreak. what they are now saying is even if it was their fault, they will not pay out money. in fact, they are covered under this resolution through diplomatic immunity. lawyers for the victims say it's disgraceful way the u.n. has handled all this. >> in many ways, they have already been found guilty in the court of public opinion. the evidence is essentially an disputed that the u.n. is responsible. it is just a question of them

living up to fit their obligations. >> he knew this would be treated with anger and disbelief. this is revolting. the entire population, the families of victims will join forces to fight the u.n. mission. this is a declaration of war to the victims and everyone fighting to find a compensation for them. u.s. and brought the disease, they cannot say they will not compensate. we have to send them home. >> this was a bombshell announcement. no aid admitting responsibility, no apology, and no money either. al-jazeera at the united nations. >> staying in haiti, a judge is demanding the former president be brought to court to determine whether he should face human rights abuse rights. he failed to attend a hearing on

thursday. he stands accused of ordering militias to killing and torture political prisoners between 1971 and 1986. the rebels who took control of part of northern mali are back. there were recently driven out by molly and french troops, but they are now making good on their threat to launch a fresh attacks after 20 rebels were killed in fighting thursday. it protests taking place in bangladesh. at least one death reported. some are calling for the death penalty for war criminals. they told a special correspondent in bangladesh that it would not stop until all 10 accused have the death penalty. the russian imprimis turkoman dmitry medvedev, has gone to -- the russian prime minister, dmitri medvedev, has gone to trade deals.ss

reports are that he may get to meet fidel castro if he is well enough. one year after pussy riot staged a protest, they are released from jail. she is glad that they drew attention to the close ties with the government. the women wore convicted it of pugilism. two members of the band are still serving a jail term. i do not regret the performance. i only regret the fact that we were convicted because it is terribly unjust. this is the fault of the state authority because they instituted the criminal case. all complaints should be addressed by them. >> and out to the u.k. where the scandal over horse meat is still making headlines. many consumers are realizing how little they know about where their food comes from.

some are hoping this is an opportunity to change how they buy food. the worldall over take an absolute joy in cooking and teaching where food comes from. this talk shop and does not need to spend his time telling them how to make people but he does it because it's important. this is the slow food movement. >> it's important to teach little kids the importance of what they're reading, how they're eating, how it is prepared. it is important for our future. >> britain used to be a terrible place for food. london has become really good at it. that is why the horse meat scandal struck everyone here so much. the tragedy is not only about animal welfare. it demonstrated a sort of contempt towards consumers. not only that, but it is also a

class issue because the food which ended up containing forcemeat was even on primarily by the poor. there are some brilliant examples of grass roots cuisine. this ministry of food was dreamt up by celebrity chef jamie oliver to introduce it poor people to cooking and get away from processed junk. >> this is difficult. i did not know how to use the knife. it's not that the vocal. it's actually possible to do it. then allows you to repair things. fatt may be cheaper to eat things, yet the busiest place every day on the street is a fast-food restaurant. getting people to take responsibility for what they discussedthat this may be an opportunity.

>> is moving from the health sector to the local authorities and we will be really up in what we do about helping people understand about what a balanced meal it looks like. >> the food revolution reached the middle class's and not the poor. the people substituting horse for beef made a correct assumption that they would not know the difference. the first responses for people to take control of what they eat. al-jazeera, london. it >> there on the alert for strange things coming into the country after the horse meat scandal. most of the food in hong kong is imported and people are becoming more suspicious about what they're putting in their mouth. consumers in hong kong have long shot with confidence. they trust their food safety board to keep standards high and be quick to respond to any violation, but things are slowly changing. >> i usually go to the shops.

but these foods come from a safer source. i do not buy